Cable Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.16° S 173.42° E

Cable Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cable Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.5° 

Cable Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cable Bay today (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Cable Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNW
13
0.6
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
11
11
10
4
4
4
4
6
17
34
94
163
176
257
308
258
160
121
77
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:18AM2.95m
8:46PM3.23m
9:13AM3.15m
9:37PM3.43m
10:02AM3.30m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.41m
3:04AM0.27m
3:22PM0.21m
3:52AM0.08m
4:07PM0.06m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
4
2
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
10
8
8
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
10
11
8
5
5
7
7
8
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
13
12
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